The Application of Merging Mobile Devices into Mathematics Course in Vocational High School –A Case Study of Calculus

Wen-Mao Chung^1,a, Yen-Hung Shen^1,b, Wen-Gin Yang^1,c, Chun-Yen Chang^1,*

¹Graduate Institute of Science Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

No.88, Sec. 4, Tingzhou Rd., Wenshan Dist. Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

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^*Corresponding author, E-Mail：changcy@ntnu.edu.tw

Abstract:

This research is designed to explore if 2nd grade vocational high school students in Taiwan can get improved after merging mobile devices into the mathematics course. Vocational high school students, when they faced with abstract conceptual courses in mathematics classes - such as Calculus, if only explained by texts and graphs on textbooks and teachers' blackboards, are still quite difficult for many vocational students. In this study, the topic is about Calculus. The APPGeoGebra of the mobile device can be easily manipulated to draw many graphs of the functions and is easy to observe these features. Because of its convenience and portability, the researcher chose mobile phone as the tool because it could be widely used in supporting learning and teaching. According to the questionnaire of the students, observation in class and the interview of the teacher, we found that mobile devices could be a good tool to help students studying and thinking. However, there seemed some restrictions mentioned and the development of using mobile devices in other math or science field might be worth in exploring in the future.

Keywords:

Mobile Device, mathematics education, calculus, Vocational High School

pages:

277-280

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35745/ecei2019v2.072

Year:

2019

Published in:

2nd Eurasian Conference on Educational Innovation 2019

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